Sony PCG-FX410 User manual

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Welcome.......................................................7

Using Your VAIO Notebook........................9

Using the Keyboard...................................................10

Functions of the keyboard keys .........................................11

Combinations and functions with the Windows key .........12

Indicators ...........................................................................13

Indicator lights ...................................................................13

Combinations and functions with the Fn key ....................14

Using the Touchpad ..................................................16

Using the Floppy Disk Drive ....................................18

To insert a floppy disk .......................................................18

To remove a floppy disk ....................................................18

To remove the floppy disk drive........................................19

To reinsert the floppy disk drive........................................20

Using the Optical Disc Drive ....................................21

To insert a disc...................................................................21

To remove a disc ................................................................22

To play a DVD...................................................................23

To play an audio CD ..........................................................24

Notes on CD and DVD media ...........................................25

To write data to a CD-RW or CD-R disc...........................26

Using PC Cards .........................................................27

To insert a PC card.............................................................27

To remove a PC Card.........................................................28

Notes on PC Cards.............................................................29

Using a Second Battery Pack ....................................30

To insert a second battery pack..........................................30

To charge the second battery pack.....................................31

To remove the second battery pack ...................................32

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Using the Weight Saver ............................................34

To attach the weight saver ................................................ 34

To remove the weight saver.............................................. 34

Using Power Saving Modes......................................36

Normal mode..................................................................... 36

Standby mode.................................................................... 36

Hibernate mode................................................................. 36

Notes on power saving modes .......................................... 37

Connecting a Phone Line.......................................... 38

Connecting to a LAN ................................................ 39

To set up your ethernet connection ................................... 39

Connecting Peripheral Devices ...............41

Connecting a Port Replicator....................................42

To attach your notebook to the port replicator.................. 42

To remove your notebook from the port replicator........... 44

Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard............46

To connect an external mouse or keyboard ...................... 46

Connecting a Parallel Port Printer ............................ 47

To connect a printer .......................................................... 47

Connecting a USB Printer.........................................48

To connect a USB printer.................................................. 48

Connecting an External Display ...............................49

To connect a computer display ......................................... 49

To connect a multimedia computer display ...................... 49

To connect a projector....................................................... 50

To select a display............................................................. 51

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Connecting a TV Display..........................................52

To connect a TV ................................................................52

Changing the display resolution for TV Out .....................52

Notes on TV display ..........................................................53

Connecting a USB Device.........................................54

To connect a USB device...................................................54

Connecting an i.LINK Device...................................55

To connect a digital video camera recorder.......................55

Notes on i.LINK devices ...................................................56

Connecting VAIO computers....................................58

Connecting with i.LINK ....................................................58

Connecting External Speakers ..................................59

Before connecting your external speakers .........................59

To connect external speakers.............................................59

Connecting an External Microphone.........................60

To connect an external microphone...................................60

Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities ...................61

Personal Digital Assistant..................................................61

Wireless LAN Access Point ..............................................61

Wireless LAN PC Card......................................................62

Customizing Your VAIO Notebook ..........63

Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen ...........64

To display the Sony Notebook Setup screen .....................64

Sony Notebook Setup Tabs................................................65

Controlling Power Management ...............................66

To view the Power Management status icons....................66

Power Management profiles ..............................................67

Power management commands .........................................69

Conserving battery power..................................................70

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Displaying Battery Information................................ 71

To activate the Battery Information toolbar...................... 71

Battery icon descriptions................................................... 71

To display detailed battery information............................ 72

To customize the Battery Information toolbar and alarm sys-

tem..................................................................................... 73

Selecting the Display Mode......................................74

To select the display mode................................................ 74

To change the Window Design of Sony software............. 76

Adding Memory to Your VAIO

Notebook 77

Precautions and Procedures ......................................78

Typical expansion memory configuration ........................ 78

Removing a Memory Module................................... 80

Installing a Memory Module .................................... 82

Viewing the Amount of Memory.............................. 84

About the Software on Your Notebook ...85

Software Overview ................................................... 86

Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs ...... 92

Using Your Recovery CDs .......................................93

To use the Application Recovery CD(s) ........................... 93

To use the Driver Recovery CD(s) ................................... 93

To use the System Recovery CD(s) .................................. 98

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Troubleshooting......................................101

Troubleshooting Your Notebook ............................102

My notebook does not start..............................................102

My notebook starts, but a BIOS error is displayed..........102

My notebook starts, but the message “Operating system not

found” appears and Windows does not start....................103

My notebook stops responding or does not shut down....104

The Power Management setting is not responding. .........104

The sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud. ..................105

Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower

CPU speed than advertised? ............................................105

Troubleshooting the LCD Screen............................106

My LCD screen is blank. .................................................106

My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen. .106

The image on my connected external display is not centered

or sized properly. .............................................................106

I want to change the video resolution of my display. ......106

I want to change the display resolution for TV Out ........106

I cannot switch the LCD display to TV, and vice versa. .107

Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad.............108

My mouse does not work.................................................108

My touchpad does not work properly. .............................108

The pointer does not move while I am using the Touchpad or

Mouse...............................................................................109

Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral De-

vices.........................................................................110

My floppy disk drive cannot write to a floppy disk.........110

My optical drive is not playing a CD or DVD properly. .110

My optical drive tray does not open. ...............................111

I cannot use Digital Video (DV) devices. The message “DV

equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off” appears.

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My PC Card is not working. ........................................... 111

Troubleshooting Software....................................... 112

My software program stops responding or crashes......... 112

When I click an application icon, the message “You must in-

sert the application CD into your optical drive” appears and

the software does not start............................................... 112

I cannot use the DVgate software. .................................. 112

Troubleshooting the Modem................................... 113

My modem does not work. ............................................. 113

My modem connection is slow. ...................................... 113

Troubleshooting Audio ........................................... 114

My speakers make no sound. .......................................... 114

My microphone does not work. ...................................... 114

Troubleshooting the Printer ....................................115

I cannot print. .................................................................. 115

Troubleshooting i.LINK devices ............................ 116

I cannot establish a connection between two VAIO comput-

ers when using an i.LINK cable...................................... 116

Getting Help.............................................117

Support Options ......................................................118

Software Support Information ................................ 120

Sony Service Center................................................ 122

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Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony VAIO® computer, and

welcome to the VAIO Notebook User Guide.

This User Guide provides detailed information on all aspects of using

your new VAIO computer, from keyboard functions to preinstalled

software applications.

In the left navigation window, click the topics you want to learn more

about, and that information will be displayed in this main window.

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Using Your VAIO Notebook

This section describes the following aspects of your new computer:

❑ Using the Keyboard

❑ Using the Touchpad

❑ Using the Floppy Disk Drive

❑ Using the Optical Disc Drive

❑ Using PC Cards

❑ UsingaSecondBatteryPack

❑ Using the Weight Saver

❑ Using Power Saving Modes

❑ Connecting a Phone Line

❑ ConnectingtoaLAN

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Using the Keyboard

Your keyboard is very similar to a typewriter’s, but the keyboard has additional

keys that perform specific computer-related tasks.

Keyboard

Using the Keyboard

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Functions of the keyboard keys

Key Description

Numeric keypad

area

Contains the keys found on a typical calculator. Use the

numeric keypad area to type numbers or to perform

mathematical calculations such as addition and subtraction.

Note that you must press the Num Lock key to activate the

numeric keypad. (When you do so, the Num Lock light will

be on.)

Navigation keys Several keys are devoted to moving the cursor on the screen.

Correction keys The Insert, Back Space, and Delete keys enable you to make

corrections in your documents.

Function keys The twelve function keys along the top of the keyboard are

used to perform designated tasks. For example, in many

applications, F1 is the Help key. The task associated with

each function key may vary from one application to the next.

Escape key The Esc (Escape) key is used to cancel commands.

Print Screen key The Print Screen key takes an electronic snapshot of the

screen and places it in the Windows® Clipboard. You can

then paste the screen shot into a document and print it.

Operator keys

(Shift, Ctrl,

Alt keys)

Several keys are always used with at least one other key: Ctrl,

Alt,andShift.Whenhelddownwithanotherkey,theCtrl

(Control) and Alt (Alternate) keys offer another way to give

commands. For example, in many applications, instead of

choosing the Save command from a menu, you can hold

down Ctrl and press S (referred to as Ctrl+S). The Shift key

operates the same way as on a typewriter; it is used to

produce capital letters or special symbols, such as @ and $.

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Combinations and functions with the Windows key

Windows key The key with the Windows® logo displays the Windows Start

menu; it is the equivalent of clicking the Start button on the

taskbar. See “Combinations and functions with the Windows

key” for more information.

Fn key The Fn key is used in combination with other keys to issue

commands. See “Combinations and functions with the Fn

key” for more information.

Applications key The Applications key displays a shortcut menu of context-

sensitive choices. Pressing this key is the equivalent of

clicking the right mouse button.

Combination Function

+ F1 Displays VAIO® Help and Support Center.

+ Tab Switches the selected button on the taskbar.

+ D Displays the Desktop.

+ E Displays Windows Explorer.

+ F Displays the Search window to find a file or folder. This is

the equivalent of selecting Search from the Start menu.

+ Ctrl + F Displays the Search Results: Computers window where you

can locate other computers. This is the equivalent of selecting

Search and then Computers from the Start menu.

+ M Minimizes all displayed windows.

Key Description

Using the Keyboard

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Indicators

Indicator lights

Shift + + M Returns all minimized windows to their previous size.

+ R Displays the Run window. This is the equivalent of selecting

Run from the Start menu.

Fn + + Insert Displays the System Properties window. This is the

equivalent of selecting Control Panel and then System from

the Start menu.

Indicator Function

Power Light is green when the power to the notebook is turned on,

flashes amber in Standby mode, and turns off when the

notebook is in Hibernate mode or powered off.

Battery 1 Indicates the status of the battery inserted in the battery bay

on the left side of the notebook.

Battery 2 Indicates the status of the battery inserted in the multipurpose

drive bay on the right side of the notebook.

Hard disk Lights when data is being read from or written to the hard

drive. Do not enter Standby mode or turn off the notebook

when this indicator light is on.

Combination Function

1

2

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Combinations and functions with the Fn key

Light On Off

Num

Lock

The number keys in the numeric

keypad are active.

The alphanumeric character keys

in the keypad area are active.

Caps

Lock

The letters appear in uppercase as you

type. The Shift key lowers the case of

typed letters when Caps Lock is on.

Letters appear in lower case as

you type (unless you hold down

the Shift key).

Scroll

Lock

The screen scrolls differently.

(Exactly how it scrolls depends on the

specific application. It has no effect in

many applications.)

Information moves across the

display normally.

✍ If you switch user identities during a computing session, the Fn+F7 and Fn+F8 key

functionality (if available on your computer) will be interrupted. To switch to an

external display or monitor, see “Selecting the Display Mode” for more information.

Combinations/

Feature Function

Fn+ (ESC)

Standby

Puts the system into Standby mode, a power management

state. To return the system to the active state, press any key.

Fn+ (F3)

Mute On/Off

Toggles the built-in speaker off and on.

Fn+ (F4)

Speaker volume

Adjusts the built-in speaker volume.

To increase volume, press Fn+F4, then or .

To decrease volume, press Fn+F4, then or .

Fn+ (F5)

Brightness control

Adjusts the brightness of the LCD.

To increase light intensity, press Fn+F5 and then or .

To decrease light intensity, press Fn+F5 and then or .

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Fn+ /

(F7)

Switch to the

external

monitor/LCD

Toggles through the LCD, external display (connected to the

Monitor port) and both LCD and external display.

Fn+ only/

(F8)

Control TV Out

Toggles between LCD-only and dual LCD/TV display

modes.

Connect the cable before you turn on the notebook, otherwise

Fn + F8 will not work.

Fn+ (F12)

Hibernate

Provides for the lowest level of power consumption.

When you execute this command, the state of the system and

state of the peripheral devices are written to the hard disk and

the system power is turned off. To return the system to its

original state, use the power button to turn on power.

Fn+ F Display control. Minimizes and maximizes the LCD screen.

If the default display resolution is reduced, this function

maximizes the display resolution to fit the screen size.

Maximizing the display screen enables you to view the

display at a greater resolution.

✍ Some functions are not available until Windows® launches.

Combinations/

Feature Function

LCD

Only LCD

LCD and external display

Only external display

LCD

Only LCD

LCD and external display

Only external display

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Using the Touchpad

The keyboard contains a cursor-pointing device called a touchpad. You can point

to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad.

Touchpad

Action Description

Point Slide one finger on the touchpad to place the pointer on an

item or object.

Click Press the left button once.

Double-click Press the left button twice.

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See Mouse Properties for information on touchpad features, such as clicking both

buttons simultaneously, adjusting touchpad speed, and Easy Launcher functions.

To access Mouse Properties, go to Start, select Control Panel, and click the

Mouse icon.

Right-click Press the right button once. In many applications, this action

displays a shortcut menu of context-sensitive choices.

Drag Slide one finger while pressing the left button.

Scroll Move your finger along the right edge of the touchpad to

scroll vertically. Move your finger along the bottom to scroll

horizontally. (The scroll function is available only with

applications that support a touchpad scroll feature.)

Action Description

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Using the Floppy Disk Drive

Your notebook is supplied with the floppy disk drive in the multipurpose bay.

To insert a floppy disk

1 Hold the floppy disk with the label side facing up.

2 Gently push the floppy disk into the drive until it clicks into place.

To remove a floppy disk

1 After you finish using the floppy disk, wait until the LED indicator turns off.

2 Press the Eject button to remove the floppy disk.

Inserting a floppy disk

Using the Floppy Disk Drive

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To remove the floppy disk drive

1 Turn off the notebook.

2 Locate the release lever on the bottom of the notebook.

3 Slide the lever in the direction of the arrow.

4 Slide the floppy disk drive out of the multipurpose bay.

5 Insert the weight saver. See “Using the Weight Saver” for more information.

Removing a floppy disk

✍ Do not push the eject button when the LED indicator is turned on. Otherwise, data may

be lost.

Multipurpose bay release lever

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To reinsert the floppy disk drive

1 Turn off the notebook.

2 If another device is in the multipurpose bay, remove the device. See “To

remove the second battery pack” for more information.

3 Insert the floppy disk drive into the multipurpose bay with the VAIO label

facing up.

4 Continue pushing the drive into the bay until the release lever locks into

place.

Inserting the floppy disk drive

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